]]>Planning a Memorial Day barbecue? Here’s a super-easy burger recipe that “kicks it up a notch,” as Chef Emeril Lagasse likes to say. All of the ingredients are readily available at a market that carries organic food.

A reminder from rancher Tom Perini, owner of Perini Ranch Steakhouse (“one of America’s great rural restaurants,” per Gourmetmagazine) and author of Texas Cowboy Cooking: Treat beef like a king.

“Take beef out of the refrigerator 30 to 45 minutes prior to cooking,” he advises, “as this helps bring the meat to room temperature.”